FCCB Challenge #100: Color Challenge

Welcome to my final posting for the {Fatabulous Cricut Challenge Blog}

This week's challenge is a Color Challenge: Use the 3 FCCB colors Green, Purple and Turquoise.

I decided to share my Secretary Box created with Chipboard, and beautiful pattern paper from K&Company.  My Cricut shape is a Hummingbird on the lid in the bottom left hand corner.

The hummingbird is from the Art Nouveau Cartridge cut at 2 1/2"

I created this for my friend at Christmas Time but will be offering this as a class in March at my local Scrapbook Store: Heartfelt Creations.

I am sad that this is my last posting with FCCB, but am so grateful for the wonderful friends I have made and will continue to join in their wonderful challenges.

I hope you will be inspired to create a project with the FCCB colors and link it to the challenge.

This is another project that matched the color theme I wanted to share with you.

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I will be sharing this project ins some challenges:

DL.Art: Anything Goes Challenge

FCCB Challenge #96:3x3 Valentiny Challenge

Welcome to another project listing for the {Fatabulous Cricut Challenge Blog}

This week's challenge is called Valentiny (create a 3x3 Valentine Card).

A few of us were lucky enough to work with some of Miss Emma's (of My Creative Time ) wonderful stamp sets.

I used her 100% Sweetness Set.....Love It!!!!!

I created a Valentine Card/Picture frame with card stock and acetate (transparency material).  

I created this project in the Cricut Craft Room and will happily email the cut file to any one that would like to give it a try.  

Just leave me a comment with your email address and I will send it to you.

Here are the other supplies I used along with more pictures.

I started with my Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake cartridge to cut the front square with a heart shaped opening and then I cut a heart shaped frame from some WeR patterned paper.

I also cut a square from white cardstock and used the 100% stamp set to stamp XOXO in 3 coordinating colorbox ink colors. The flowers are from Iamroses...they were white and I used my own homemade glimmer mists to color.

I scored & folded my front piece at 1/4 " and 1/2" from each side to create the pop out frame. 

I then cut a piece of transparency material  to cover the front opening and used my StazOn fuschsia pink ink pad to stamp the adorable cupid from the stamp set.  

I used my ATG gun to adhere the clear sheet to the inside of the heart opening.  I glued the white stamped square to the back piece of the card and adhere the entire piece together.

I then cut a 3 x3 1/2" piece of  pink cardstock and used my MS heart border punch along just the top edge

I used the tiny hugs & kisses stamps from the same My Creative Time stamp set to stamp the border.

I then added black & white gel pen details. 

To make sure the pink card with sentiment on the back doesn't slip down past the card I used a scrap piece of cardstock to create a tab to keep the bottom closed.

To help the entire thing stamp up like a picture frame I used another scrap of  hot pink cardstock measuring 1/2" x 1 1/2" to create a triangle stand that I glued to the back.

When the pink card with the sentiment on the back is pulled out the base of the card can be used as a Valentiny Picture Frame.

I decorated the front with some glimmer misted roses to match the paper & some twine and a tiny button.

Here is one last look at the finished piece.

I had so much fun working with the 100% Sweetness Stamp Set from My Creative Time.  Be sure and Click on Emma's blog name if you want to check out her site and all of  her wonderful stamps sets.

I have already started making more Valentine projects with this set that I hope to share soon.

Be sure and try a 3x3 Valentiny Card and share it with us over at the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog.

I will also be entering this project in the Peachy Keen Challenge Blog

this week they have a photo inspiration challenge and I used the colors from the picture to inspire this project.

Thanks for visiting!

FCCB Challenge #92:Warming Up with Hot Cocoa

                           Still time to try out for our Design Team  CLICK HERE for more info.

Welcome to another project listing for the {Fatabulous Cricut Challenge Blog}

This week's challenge is Warming Up with Hot Cocoa.

I created a card using a great Pop-Up shape.  

Key Ingredients

Everyday Pop-Up Cards Cartridge

Storybook Cartridge

Winter Woodland Cartridge

Lyrical Letters Cartridge

DCWV cardstock

Patterned Paper (Brenda Walton-I think)

Fiskars Punch

Paper doily

Stickles

Prima Flowers 

Ribbon

The Pop-Up creative feature on this cartridge can be tricky, but if you take a look at the diagrams Provo Craft put out then it helps with the assembly.  

Joy from Obsessed with Cricut converted the diagrams into a PDF and you can download them from My Cricut Tips Tab above.

Thanks so much for stopping by, be sure and leave me a comment-I love reading your feedback.  I hope you will make a Hot Cocoa or Brown Colored project and submit it over at FCCB.

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FCCB Challenge #90: Rolling in Ribbon

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Rolling in Ribbon Project

Welcome to another project listing for the{Fatabulous Cricut Challenge Blog}

For my project I was able to use some beautiful crinkle ribbon from our Sponsor My Craft Spot.

I just LOVE this ribbon!! The colors are so rich and beautiful, and of course these three colors were perfect for the season:

Cranberry

Gingerbread Cookies

Old Olive

I have a video to explain how I put my trees together. I plan to put a pair of these on my dinner table this Christmas.

Thanks so much for stopping by, be sure and leave me a comment-I love reading your feedback.  I hope you will make a rolling in ribbon project and submit it over at FCCB.

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FCCB Challenge #88 Holiday Cards

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Welcome to another project listing for the {Fatabulous Cricut Challenge Blog}

This week's challenge is Holiday Cards

I created an Acetate Card (using transparency material).  This product can be purchased at any office supply store or your local craft store.  

Key Ingredients

MS Seasonal Cake Art-snowman 2"

Cricut Essentials-decorative frame 4"

Acetate Sheet

Staz-On Ink: white & metallic

Snowflake Stamp-g studios

Sentiment Stamp-Bo Bunny Clearly Stamps

Silver Glitter Craft Foam

Aqua Craft Foam

CS: white & aqua bazzill

I-rock & bling
Cyan Cat's Eye

I cut an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet in half.  Score each piece in half again to create card.  I used some DCWV glitter paper for the base inside the card and some glittery crafty foam for the frame on the front of the card.  I used Staz-On metallic silver & Opaque white ink for the stamped sentiment and snowflakes.

I used MS Seasonal Cake Art for the Snowman.  I used my Gypsy and the Hide Select Contour feature to cut just the hat & scarf in foam with my Deep Cut Blade (Multi-Cut 2).

I added the aqua Bazzill cardstock to the back outside of the card.  When closed all of the Layers show thru nicely.  The final touch was to add some bling with my I-Rock.

Here is my finished card......hope you like it.

I am also linking this to the HIMCR  Holiday Challenge, Whimsical Designs Challenge, Paper Sundaes Winter Wonderland Challenge & The Craft Spot window challenge.

Thanks so much for stopping by, be sure and leave me a comment-I love reading your feedback.  I hope you will make a holiday card and submit it over at FCCB.

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FCCB Challenge #85:Book Lover

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Welcome to my FIRST posting for the {Fatabulous Cricut Challenge Blog}

This week's challenge is titled Book Lover #85

We were asked to create any project with a book theme and I took that very literally and created 

a shadow box book for my son Derek who is leaving for his LDS mission soon.

He is leaving on the 16th of this month and I am doing the best I can to keep my heart & tears under control!!!

I cut two chipboard pieces measuring 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 and covered with blue cardstock front and back.

I used patterned paper on the inside covers.  

I then cut two pieces of brown cardstock measuring 4 1/2 x 8 1/2 

Then scored it at the 1 1/2 inch mark from each side to create the binding.

I folded the scored lines and glued one brown piece to the outside and one brown piece to the inside.

I added the brown silk ribbon to the inside center.

To create the shadow box you need to accordion fold 4 pieces of cardstock measuring:

(2) 5 x 5 1/2

(2) 8 1/2 x 5 1/2

score at every 1/2 inch and join with score tape in the corners.

I created this book to help remind him of the family back home that will be thinking of him.

Since this is a 3D project there is a good space behind the family picture where his sisters have left him notes of love and encouragement that he can pull out to give him a boost when needed.

This book was super easy to make and hopefully since it can look like any other book on his desk it will not be too embarrassing for him to have.

Here is one last look.

Key Ingredients

Cricut Cartridges: Art Nouveau (Family letters)

     Cuttin' Up (Saying inside)

MS Seasonal Cake Art (DEREK letters)

Sentimentals (Owl & layers)

Sophie (Leaf Frame & Book Belongs to)

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned Paper: Hello Fall by Little Yellow Bicycle

Brown 3/4" silk ribbon

Thanks so much for stopping by, be sure and leave me a comment-I love reading your feedback.  I hope you will make a book lover project and submit it over at FCCB.